Advice and tools for naming your characters

Posted on 11/14/2019 at 12:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A character’s name isn’t a throwaway decision, but it shouldn’t be something that stalls your writing process. Dave Chesson shares...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writing advice

How to draw readers into your nonfiction book

Posted on 11/13/2019 at 03:37 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author and ghostwriter Joshua Lisec may have described his process for writing a compelling nonfiction book as outlining. But trust...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Nonfiction, Writing advice

Refresh your memory on proper quotation mark usage

Posted on 11/13/2019 at 10:04 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know how to use quote marks, right? Sure, but maybe not as well as you think. Editor and proofreader...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Louise Harnby

Two-minute tip: Nailing your novel's logline

Posted on 11/12/2019 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know a strong logline when you see it — and good news, you can learn to write one for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs, Romance Writers of America, Video

Debut author asks readers: How do you take a chance on me?

Posted on 11/12/2019 at 10:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There’s no denying that selling books to readers is much easier once you’ve gotten them to try the first one....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Marketing, The business of writing

C.S. Lakin: Listen to your instincts about story-telling

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re often told to trust our instincts in personal decision-making. C.S. Lakin believes you authors should do the same thing...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Writing advice

How to stay mentally strong while writing dark fiction

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter what you’re writing, it can be hard to quiet the critical voices in your head as you work....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

Tips on attracting and handling the media for authors

Posted on 11/10/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If the local media — or, heck, even the national media — is part of your marketing strategy, we have...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing

Effective -- and tolerable -- marketing practices for introverted authors

Posted on 11/09/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Introvert writers who are refilling their energy tanks after spending the week in the office may shudder to see another...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Podcast

Two-minute tip: Three questions to ask while revising your novel

Posted on 11/08/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know it’s time to revise your novel once you’ve finished the rough draft. So what are you looking for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Romance Writers of America, Video, Writing advice